Scaling long-running autonomous coding(simonwillison.net)

165 points by srameshc 9 months ago | 89 comments

The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice(simonwillison.net)

441 points by timpera 1 month ago | 206 comments

Short blog note by Simon Willison finding that the ChatGPT/Codex desktop app ships a 1.7GB runtime with Python, Node.js, Poppler, git and LibreOffice for skills.

AI doesn’t reduce work, it intensifies it(simonwillison.net)

207 points by walterbell 8 months ago | 206 comments

Chirp Pong – uses microphones and audio for networked game play(simonwillison.net)

22 points by havaloc 10 days ago | 12 comments

Simon Willison's blog post about Chirp Pong, a two-player phone game in static HTML that syncs game state via audio chirps, built with Claude Code.

Understanding ChatGPT Work(simonwillison.net)

281 points by gmays 1 month ago | 149 comments

The browser is the sandbox(simonwillison.net)

319 points by enos_feedler 9 months ago | 172 comments

Simon Willison's blog post on Paul Kinlan's notes and Co-do demo about using the web browser as a sandbox for running AI coding agents.

AI agents are starting to eat SaaS(martinalderson.com)

343 points by jnord 10 months ago | 343 comments

Martin Alderson blog post arguing that AI coding agents are reducing demand for SaaS products as companies can cheaply build their own software.

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt(futurism.com)

628 points by technewssss 3 months ago | 317 comments

Futurism article reporting that AI companies are using off-balance-sheet arrangements to hide large amounts of debt.

Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance(larsfaye.com)

490 points by larsfaye 2 months ago | 479 comments

Blog essay by Lars Faye arguing that reliance on AI coding tools removes the friction needed to develop long-term programming expertise.

We were wrong about GPUs(fly.io)

834 points by mxstbr 1 year ago | 529 comments

Fly.io blog post reflecting on how the company's bet on offering GPU machines to developers did not pan out as expected.

AI makes tech debt more expensive(gauge.sh)

436 points by 0x63_Problems 1 year ago | 213 comments

A Gauge blog article arguing that AI coding tools make technical debt more costly rather than less relevant.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.